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Posted 22 Nov 2012

[b]An anti-piracy company has found itself in the middle of a huge controversy. CIAPC, the company that had The Pirate Bay blocked by ISPs in Finland, tracked an alleged file-sharer and demanded a cash settlement. However, the Internet account holder refused to pay which escalated things to an unprecedented level. In response, this week police raided the home of the 9-year-old suspect and confiscated her Winnie the Pooh laptop.[/b]

Very soon in the United States, [url="http://torrentfreak.com/verizon-will-reduce-speeds-of-repeated-bittorrent-pirates-121115/"]letters[/url] will be sent out to Internet account holders informing them that they should stop sharing copyrighted material on BitTorrent.

The message in the US from mainstream rightsholders is designed to be educational, but more aggressive companies carry out the same process but with a sting in the tail

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[quote name='Asrokhel' timestamp='1353594713' post='595342020']To stop matters progressing further the man was advised to pay a settlement of 600 euros, [b]sign a non-disclosure document[/b], and move on with his life. He chose not to give in to the demands of CIAPC and this week things escalated as promised.[/quote]
Huh? Not only does that bit seem wrong, it also seems to go against what the company is trying to achieve, if you believe that their goal is to end piracy.

"Let's inform people that stealing media is wrong...but we don't want them to talk about it."

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[quote name='Intrinsica' timestamp='1353597182' post='595342130']
Huh? Not only does that bit seem wrong, it also seems to go against what the company is trying to achieve, if you believe that their goal is to end piracy.

"Let's inform people that stealing media is wrong...but we don't want them to talk about it."
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[quote name='SiCKX' timestamp='1353597550' post='595342146']
Life sentence for her and all her family. Also, break that laptop in front of her, YouTube it at least, so the whole world KNOWS not to mess with antipiracy groups.
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Copyrights trolls are nothing more than want to be mafia, they send a letter asking for an extortionate amount of money then when they dont get paid send the boys round who have crappy responses like "Should of just paid the fine" so are the police saying that if we receive ANY letter we should just hand over cash? IT could of been a scammer then the police would of said "does it not strike you as odd they didnt want you to talk about this?"

All thats happening is companies are just being greedy and the one thing i would love to know is how they come up with fine amounts that are higher than what someone pays for beating the crap out of someone and how much they give to the actual artists? Because thats who they are "claiming" they are protecting is it not?

The whole word will be a better place when they make more stuff available at responsible prices online spotify is a very good service but you are still limited by location and device.

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[quote name='Growled' timestamp='1353647302' post='595343698']
I feel much safer tonight knowing that got that dangerous laptop out of circulation.
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Not to mention what punishment they'll give to that 'hardened criminal'

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How do they monitor torrents? I mean do they download the file they monitor, there is lot of fake torrent's of new releases. Do they have proof those persons downloaded the real album? If they themself download it, it's a crime in here so I doubt they have any actual proof. So when they send you the letter delete your s*** and let them take you to court.

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Anti-piracy OK, but the punishment must equal the crime. You pay only the retail value of each song, movie. Etc... Downloaded. Not the king's ransom these corrupt organizations want. Chisu is correct their fan base will dwindle because of the Mafia tactics.

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[quote name='*RedBull*' timestamp='1353685360' post='595344474']Anti-piracy OK, but the punishment must equal the crime. You pay only the retail value of each song, movie. Etc... Downloaded.[/quote]

Why pay for anything at all if the punishment for stealing it is that you have to pay for it? There needs to be a punitive element but it shouldn't be anywhere near the level being demanded by the RIAA/MPAA.